There were 17,249 full-time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Scotland on 30 June 2017.

This is an increase of 1,015 FTE police officers (+6.3%) from the 16,234 FTE police officers recorded at 31 March 2007.

Police officer numbers have decreased by 7 FTE officers in the last quarter from 31 March 2017, and have increased by 7 FTE officers in the last year from 30 June 2016.

The figures released today were produced by professionally independent statistical staff free from any political interference, in accordance with professional standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.